He had to fill the shoes his father couldn't which is why it's no shock when "Frank is able to do what his father couldn't in giving his mom wages [that] she breaks down and cries"(Thomason classics). While it wasn't too hard to do what his drunken father couldn't it was still a hard thing to fill the shoes of the man of the house at such a young age. ... He also couldn't put up with the way of life it was forcing him to live. ... Although Frank didn't have to go completely barefoot, he had homemade and kept shoes; which were following apart. ... This was ...

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